Arrangement for the Pay of Commissioned Officers
Document 1793Enclosed is the arrangement for the pay of the Commissioned Officers of the Army. It should be noted that the payments intended in this arrangement will be facilitated by the transmission of the muster rolls. A delay would defeat the convenience intended by the regulation. Each officer should appoint an attorney or some other person to represent him at the seat of government if he is unable to represent himself.
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[To Colo S. Swan Copy
Pay Master of the Troop
Head Quarters
December 16th 1795]
Type
Draft Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed is the arrangement for the pay of the Commissioned Officers of the Army. It should be noted that the payments intended in this arrangement will be facilitated by the transmission of the muster rolls. A delay would defeat the convenience intended by the regulation. Each officer should appoint an attorney or some other person to represent him at the seat of government if he is unable to represent himself.
Date
12/16/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1793121621001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Enclosure: Alexander Hamilton to Henry Knox, 12/10/1793..
Notable persons
Caleb Swan, Paymaster of the Troops
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
War Department, Accountant's Office